Father of Georgia High School Shooting Suspect Arrested on Manslaughter and Murder Charges

Ingrid Vasquez

5 September 2024 at 8:55 pm·2-min read

Colin Gray has been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder, and eight counts of cruelty to children

<p>Jessica McGowan/Getty</p> Law enforcement stand outside of Apalachee High School where four people were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 — Jessica McGowan/Getty
Law enforcement stand outside of Apalachee High School where four people were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024

The father of 14-year-old student Colt Gray, the suspect in the Georgia school shooting that took place on Wednesday, Sept. 4, has been arrested.

"In coordination with District Attorney Brad Smith, the GBI has arrested Colin Gray, age 54, in connection to the shooting at Apalachee High School. Colin is Colt Gray’s father," the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a post on X, Thursday, Sept 5.

According to the department, Colin has been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder, and eight counts of cruelty to children. His son Colt has been charged with four counts of felony murder.

<p>CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty</p> Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, the site of a mass shooting that left 4 dead — CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty
Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, the site of a mass shooting that left 4 dead

At a press conference on Thursday night, authorities said that Colin's charges stem from "Mr. Gray knowingly allowing his son Colt to possess a weapon."

The Sept. 4 shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., left four people dead: students Mason Schermerhorn, 14, and Christian Angulo, 14, as well as teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Christina Irimie, 53. Autopsies of the four victims were performed Thursday, per the GBI.

The nine individuals who were injured during the shooting are expected to make a "full recovery," according to the press conference.

*Apalachee High School shooting victims (clockwise from top left): Christian Angulo, Richard Aspinwall, Mason Schermerhorn and Christina Irimie*

In May 2023, Colt was interviewed by law enforcement about alleged threats he made to commit a school shooting, the FBI's Atlanta Division said in a previous statement.

"The father stated he had hunting guns in the house, but the subject did not have unsupervised access to them. The subject denied making the threats online," said FBI Atlanta.

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While FBI Atlanta said there was no probable cause for an arrest or any further law enforcement action, local schools were notified for "continued monitoring of the subject."

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